Bruce Springsteen announced Friday afternoon that he has canceled Sunday's concert at the Greensboro Coliseum due to the passage of House Bill 2.Springsteen made the announcement "with deepest apologies our dedicated fans in Greensboro," according to a statement on his official website. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase, coliseum officials said.The bill, which restricts protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, was passed during a Republican-led special session on March 23. Gov. Pat McCrory signed the bill into law.Springsteen said the law is "an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress. Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments. Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters."Coliseum officials estimated the cancellation will result in about $100,000 in lost revenue for them. About half the ticket buyers were from outside the region, coliseum officials said.When the Greensboro stop was announced in January, it was Springsteen's only scheduled appearance in North Carolina during The River Tour. It would have been his ninth appearance at the coliseum, and previous appearances had the 10th and 11th largest concert crowds in venue history.Earlier this week, PayPal cited House Bill 2 when cancelling plans to bring 400 high-paying jobs to Charlotte. The decision reversed plans that were announced just a few weeks earlier.

GREENSBORO, N.C. —

Bruce Springsteen announced Friday afternoon that he has canceled Sunday's concert at the Greensboro Coliseum due to the passage of House Bill 2.

Springsteen made the announcement "with deepest apologies our dedicated fans in Greensboro," according to a statement on his official website. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase, coliseum officials said.

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The bill, which restricts protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, was passed during a Republican-led special session on March 23. Gov. Pat McCrory signed the bill into law.

Springsteen said the law is "an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress. Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments. Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters."

Coliseum officials estimated the cancellation will result in about $100,000 in lost revenue for them. About half the ticket buyers were from outside the region, coliseum officials said.

When the Greensboro stop was announced in January, it was Springsteen's only scheduled appearance in North Carolina during The River Tour. It would have been his ninth appearance at the coliseum, and previous appearances had the 10th and 11th largest concert crowds in venue history.